Amina
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Amina is the gentle, devout, and sheltered matriarch at the heart of Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Palace Walk," embodying traditional family values in early 20th-century Cairo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amina canonical | 6 |
| Amina Sinai | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Palace Walk
ⓘ
The Cairo Trilogy ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
family life
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devout
ⓘ
gentle ⓘ sheltered ⓘ |
| createdBy | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Egyptian society ⓘ |
| embodies | traditional family values ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
ⓘ
wife ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Palace Walk ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | realist novel ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Egyptian ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
emotional dependence on family
ⓘ
obedience to her husband ⓘ strong religious faith ⓘ |
| religionInFiction | Islam ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | family house in Cairo ⓘ |
| roleInWork | matriarch ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Cairo ⓘ |
| spouseInFiction |
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
|
| timePeriodInFiction | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amina Sinai